News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The proposal for a regulation establishing the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) III, first published by the European Commission in June is currently under final discussions in the other EU institutions. The proposal for Regulation currently waits on the vote by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs upon the Draft Report by the assigned
Read more →The Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) published the 2018 Kosovar Civil Society Index that assesses the state of the civil society sector in Kosovo. This…
Read more →On 4 December Partners Albania organized the first #GivingCircle event. Three projects received financial support of a total of EUR 13.556 which was raised –…
Read more →On 28 November, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted a recommendation to member States to take effective measures to protect and promote civil society space. CSOs are invited to bring this recommendation to the attention of national authorities, ask for its translation into the national language and monitor its implementation
Read more →CIVICUS released the People Power Under Attack 2018, a new report showing that nearly six in ten countries are seriously restricting people’s fundamental freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression. This reflects a continuing crisis facing civil society organisations and activists across the world, with the space for civic activism most commonly undermined through censorship,
Read more →Our democracies are under attack. The rise of hate, divisive, and socially and environmentally destructive political forces– including in many EU countries – are putting our democracies at risk. They are undermining democratic institutions and the rule of law by fomenting inequality and discrimination and by seeking to muzzle independent media, non-governmental organisations, trade unions,
Read more →On the 30 November and 1 December, the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation organized the final event for the Civica Mobilitas programme for support to civil society in Macedonia, including the fourth networking event for Civica Mobilitas grantees and the central national forum titled “Us, The Drivers of Change”. 132 CSO representatives took place in
Read more →Partners Albania is implementing the #GivingCircle initiative to support non-profit organizations (NPOs) who have a concrete idea or initiative to bring about social change in the community but lack the financial means or technical expertise to implement them. The “Giving Circle” event brings together individuals from different fields, offering their expertise, time and financial resources
Read more →George Soros’s Open Society Foundations group has said it will cease operations in Turkey, days after the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accused the billionaire philanthropist of trying to divide and destroy nations. The organisation said it had been the target of baseless claims in the Turkish media that made it impossible for it to
Read more →BCSDN as part of AGNA and the Global Standard for CSO Accountability is celebrating the Global Accountability Week from 12-16 November, to promote civil society accountability by showcasing CSO accountability initiatives from the region and around the world and to advance the understanding of the dynamic accountability. Building trust, gaining legitimacy, and ensuring accountability and
Read more →On 11-14 November, the 11th edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum, titled “Building a more resilient civil society in the Black Sea region“, was held for a first time in Brussels, organized by the Romanian NGDO Platform (FOND). The event served as a platform for gathering input from the participants on the main issues
Read more →A new CIVICUS report sets out the conclusions of a year-long research project led by the global civil society alliance, including the voices of people from around 80 countries. Civil society leaders, activists and stakeholders shared 54 written contributions and provided 97 interviews, while 26 democracy dialogues – informal citizen-led discussions on challenges with and
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